English-Thai Dictionary
quench
VT ดับ (ไฟ extinguish put out stifle dub
quench
VT ทำให้ เย็น ลง ทำให้ เย็น ลง ทันที โดย จุ่ม ใน ของเหลว tam-hai-yen-long
quench
VT ระงับ (ความกระหาย น้ำ ความปรารถนา ทำให้ หาย อยาก ra-ngub
quenchable
ADJ ซึ่ง ดับไฟ ซึ่ง ทำให้ เย็น ลง ซึ่ง เอาชนะ ได้ sueng-dub-fai
quencher
N ผู้ ดับไฟ phu-dub-fai
quencher
SL เครื่องดื่ม มี อัลกอฮอล์ เหล้า krueng-duam-me-ael-ko-hor
quenchless
ADJ ซึ่ง ไม่ สามารถ ดับไฟ ได้ ซึ่ง ไม่ สามารถ ทำให้ เย็น ลง ได้ unquenchable unsatisfied sueng-mai-sa-mad-dub-fai-dai
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
QUENCH
v.t. 1. To extinguish; to put out; as, to quench flame.
2. To still; to quiet; to repress; as, to quench a passion or emotion.
3. To allay or extinguish; as, to quench thirst.
4. To destroy.
5. To check; to stifle; as, to quench the Spirit. 1 Thessalonians 5:19.
QUENCH
v.i.To cool; to become cool. Dost thou think, in time she will not quench? [Not in use. ]
QUENCHABLE
a.That may be quenched or extinguished.
QUENCHED
pp. Extinguished; allayed; repressed.
QUENCHER
n.He or that which extinguishes.
QUENCHING
ppr. Extinguishing; quieting; stifling; repressing.
QUENCHLESS
a.That cannot be quenched or repressed; inextinguishable; as quenchless fire or fury.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
QUENCH
Quench, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Quenched; p. pr. & vb. n. Quenching. ]Etym: [OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in acwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, acwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cwinan, acwinan, to waste or dwindle away. ]
1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc. Ere our blood shall quench that fire. Shak. The supposition of the lady's death Will quench the wonder of her infamy. Shak.
2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering.
Syn. -- To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check.
QUENCH
QUENCH Quench, v. i.
Defn: To become extinguished; to go out; to become calm or cool. [R.] Dost thou think in time She will not quench! Shak.
QUENCHABLE
QUENCHABLE Quench "a *ble, a.
Defn: Capable of being quenched.
QUENCHER
QUENCHER Quench "er, n.
Defn: One who, or that which, quenches. Hammond.
QUENCHLESS
QUENCHLESS Quench "less, a.
Defn: Incapable of being quenched; inextinguishable; as, quenchless fire or fury. "Once kindled, quenchless evermore. " Byron.
Syn. -- Inextinguishable; unquenchable. -- Quench "less *ly, adv. -- Quench "less *ness, n.
New American Oxford Dictionary
quench
quench |kwenCH kwɛntʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 satisfy (one's thirst ) by drinking. • satisfy (a desire ): he only pursued her to quench an aching need. 2 extinguish (a fire ): firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames. • stifle or suppress (a feeling ): fury rose in him, but he quenched it. • rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material ), esp. in cold water or oil. • Physics & Electronics suppress or damp (an effect such as luminescence, or an oscillation or discharge ). ▶noun an act of quenching something very hot. DERIVATIVES quench a ble adjective, quench er noun (chiefly Physics & Metallurgy ), quench less adjective ( literary )ORIGIN Old English -cwencan (in acwencan ‘put out, extinguish ’), of Germanic origin.
Oxford Dictionary
quench
quench |kwɛn (t )ʃ | ▶verb [ with obj. ] 1 satisfy (one's thirst ) by drinking. • satisfy (a desire ): he only pursued her to quench an aching need. 2 extinguish (a fire ): firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames. • stifle or suppress (a feeling ): fury rose in him, but he quenched it. • dated reduce (someone ) to silence: she quenched Anne by a curt command to hold her tongue. 3 rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material ), especially in cold water or oil. • Physics & Electronics suppress or damp (an effect such as luminescence, or an oscillation or discharge ). ▶noun an act of quenching a very hot substance. DERIVATIVES quenchable adjective, quencher noun (chiefly Physics & Metallurgy ), quenchless adjective ( literary )ORIGIN Old English -cwencan (in acwencan ‘put out, extinguish ’), of Germanic origin.
American Oxford Thesaurus
quench
quench verb 1 they quenched their thirst: satisfy, slake, sate, satiate, gratify, relieve, assuage, take the edge off, indulge; lessen, reduce, diminish, check, suppress, extinguish, overcome. 2 the flames were quenched: extinguish, put out, snuff out, smother, douse.
Oxford Thesaurus
quench
quench verb 1 they quenched their thirst with local wine and spring water | his answer had not quenched my curiosity at all: satisfy, slake, sate, satiate, gratify, relieve, assuage, take the edge off, appease, meet, fulfil, indulge; lessen, deaden, decrease, lower, reduce, diminish, curb, check, still, damp; suppress, extinguish, smother, stifle, overcome. 2 the flames were quickly quenched with buckets of water: extinguish, put out, snuff out, smother, douse, dampen down.
Duden Dictionary
Quenching
Quen ching Substantiv, Neutrum Chemie , das |ˈkwɛntt͜ʃɪŋ |das Quenching; Genitiv: des Quenchings zu englisch to quench = löschen das Abschrecken von heißen Reaktionsprodukten mit Wasser, Öl, Gas u. a., um die chemische Reaktion zum Stillstand zu bringen
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
quench
quench /kwen (t )ʃ /動詞 他動詞 1 〈火 光など 〉を消す ▸ quench a fire with water 水をかけて火を消す ▸ quench a lamp ランプの火を消す 2 〈渇き 〉をいやす ; 〈熱いもの 〉を冷やす ▸ quench one's thirst のどの渇きをいやす 3 〈感情など 〉を抑える, 抑制する, 和らげる .
The Wordsmith Dictionary